Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 170	‐
VBR	# 407	# 1083

Projections

Strikeouts	35	9
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.17	4.83
WHIP	1.38	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 160	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 154	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 221	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 230	# 469

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	7	2

Innings Pitched	31.0	18.1

Wins	0	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	35	21

Earned Runs	20	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	33	14

Walks	14	8

ERA	5.81	9.33

WHIP	1.58	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	10

Games Started	6	1

Innings Pitched	34.2	12.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	33	13

Earned Runs	16	7

Home Runs Allowed	5	2

Strikeouts	35	9

Walks	13	4

ERA	4.17	4.83

WHIP	1.38	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
News
	Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (shoulder) is close to embarking on a rehab assignment. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 23rd	The Astros optioned Jason Alexander to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Yusei Kikuchi recently began his throwing program and has progressed to playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jun 22nd	Jason Alexander allowed nine earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th
	The Angels transferred Yusei Kikuchi to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Yusei Kikuchi said he hopes to start his throwing program soon to return sometime in the early part of the second half. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th	Jason Alexander allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th
	Yusei Kikuchi will be shut down for the next 3 to 4 weeks due to left shoulder inflammation, according to Angels' manager Kurt Suzuki. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 5th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yusei Kikuchi SP - LAA			Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#202	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#130
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#191
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#391
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#105	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#91	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#216	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#226
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Mon, May 25th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#227
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#367
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#241	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#100
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#111	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Wed, Jul 1st				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#108
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL			vs TOR
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX			@ SF
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC			vs SEA
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			@ ATH
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Yusei Kikuchi (2026)

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